Postpartum Care Articles

Postpartum Warning Signs

Call your doctor or health provider if any of the following occur:

• Continued or severe abdominal pain, or cramping
• Increased vaginal bleeding, clots egg sized, or foul odor
• Increased episiotomy pain or swelling, redness, or separation of stitches
• Burning, painful, or frequent urination, or feeling of not emptying of fullness
• Fever over 101 F or 38 C
• Breast pain, redness
• Severe headaches or blurred vision, dizziness
• Pain in any body part (chest, legs, etc.)
• Depression lasting beyond 1-2 weeks. Learn more about Pospartum depression

* Maternal Infant Network of the Capital Region. July 2005.

 

NEW EDITION OF POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION KNOWLEDGE PATH AVAILABLE

The new edition of Knowledge Path:

Postpartum Depression offers a selection of current, high-quality resources about the prevalence and incidence of postpartum depression; identification and treatment; impact on the health and well-being of a new mother and her infant; and implications for service delivery. Produced by the MCH Library, the knowledge path includes information on (and links to) Web sites, electronic and print publications, databases, and online discussion groups. It is intended for use by health professionals, program administrators, policymakers, researchers, and women experiencing postpartum depression and their families. The knowledge path is available at http://www.mchlibrary.info/KnowledgePaths/kp_postpartum.html.

.*Maternal and Child Health Library, September 2, 2005

RESEARCH BRIEF EXAMINES PATHWAYS BETWEEN POLICY ANTECEDENTS, MATERNAL DEPRESSION, AND CHILDREN'S ACTING OUT BEHAVIOR

Depression Among Moms: Prevalence, Predictors, and Acting Out Among Third Grade Children examines factors related to depressive symptoms among mothers and explores the implications for acting out behavior in their third grade children. The research brief, produced by Child Trends, is based on data from the Early Longitudinal Study:
Kindergarten Class of 1998-99, a nationally representative study of children who entered kindergarten in the fall of 1998. Earlier findings on maternal depression and child outcomes are highlighted to place the new analyses in a larger context. Analyses of the prevalence of depressive symptoms among mothers, the antecedents to these symptoms, and the intersection of these antecedents and symptoms with parenting and acting out behavior are summarized. Findings from repeat analyses among a subgroup of children from families with low incomes are also presented. The brief is available at http://en.groundspring.org/EmailNow/pub.php?module=URLTracker&cmd=track&j=70
235315&u=649778

*Maternal and Child Health Library-April 13, 2006

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